$250,000 Military Pencil Sharpeners.

Look Out Schrodinger's Cat, It's a Trap!
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It's the spool section of a harpoon gun.

This one above is my favorite!

Her actions were, presumably, performed while sober, making them coldheartedly deliberate. She should have had to attend a meeting with the parents of the children whose lives she endangered, to explain how her saving 60 seconds on the way to work is worth the life of a child.
Yeah, and then revoke her licence.

Eating that could give you botch-ulism.

Am I the only one who read this blog entry very fast in an auctioneer's voice? :P

I love Hello Kitty because she is as tall as five apples and weighs as much as three apples. That is one low density Kitty.

I have always been down with gadolinium. It's so fun to say...gadolinium...gadolinium...

And this is from a high school chemistry teacher.

It reminds me of the paddles my primary school teachers used. They were riddled with holes to increase the sting.

Great pics. I also think it would be fun to see a photo collection of homemade Star Wars costumes from the 1870s.

I've seen this post title sitting in draft mode for a while. And I've thought, "Oh, no, what is Alex going to post now!?" So it's a relief that the post is just about cats and not some personal statement.

As someone living in the Seattle area.. the (much beloved and much missed) comedy show was called Almost Live!, and, contrary to the impression the article might give, Nye was a regular cast member for years, doing lots of non-science skits. One of his classics is his superhero parody Speedwalker.
When the "Science Guy" thing took off and he got his own show, he brought along some AL folks, such as voice-man Pat Cashman.

There's another typo, Miss C. They spelled DVD VHS! (wink, wink)

The 'other side' of the punchline refers to death. So that's where the chicken is headed by attempting to cross the road. Dark joke that.

Deluxe pencil sharpener collection, because it's back to school time! Never again will your child's anachronistic wooden pencil go dull!

This is the pierce-free model: the metal hoop allows the deluxe pencil sharpener collection to be attached to your child's lip, ear lobe, belly button, or ... other ear lobe ... without the shame (and expense!) of having a piercing!

I Heart Yeti, Ash Grey (or thereabouts), M